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Gates Learjet LR-25 N4PN

9 February 1983 · Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 February 1983 at about 13:55 local time, a Gates Learjet LR-25 registered N4PN was involved in an incident near Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:55
Classification
Incident
Location
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Gates Learjet LR-25
Registration
N4PN
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Executive/Corporate
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wilkes Barre → Mount Vernon
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI83IA105

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACFT AUTOPILOT/AUTOTRIM SYSTEM FAILED TO DISENGAGE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGAGE SWITCH WHICH OCCURRED ONLY IN COLD ENVIRONMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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